Contaminated meat looted from Hammarsdale warehouse – warns eThekwini
The public is advised to urgently dispose of these products in a refuse bin and not to bury or dump the contaminated food.
The eThekwini Municipality has released a statement warning the public to not consume meat and poultry products that were looted from the Sequence Cold Storage Warehouse in Hammarsdale during the recent civil unrest.
The municipality reported that the City’s Environmental Health Department inspected the facility and found that the meat products from the warehouse could potentially be unsafe to consume.
According to the municipality spokesperson, Mandla Nsele, these perishable meat and poultry products were not being stored and transported at the correct temperatures.
“The public is therefore advised to urgently dispose of these products in a refuse bin and to take the refuse bag out on the scheduled collection day. The Municipality urges the public not to bury or dump the contaminated food,” he said.
Nsele added that the Environmental Health inspectors and the Metro Police will continue to monitor the situation.
For enquiries, the public can call the Environmental Health Department on 031 311 3555.
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